Moscow pressures US as oil sanctions fuel crisis Amid soaring oil prices, US allows temporary purchases of Russian oil at sea as the Iran war shows no end. The news of war, with its missiles and body counts, often feels like a distant roar to those not in its path. But on Thursday, that roar […]
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Netanyahu claims Israeli strikes killed Iranian nuclear scientists Israeli strikes killed Iranian scientists, Netanyahu says, urging Iranians to shape their own future and seek freedom. The news crackled through Tehran like a downed power line. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking from a podium thousands of miles away, didn’t just announce military gains. He named
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Smoke rises over Dubai skyline Burj Khalifa behind Authorities in Dubai reported a minor drone incident Thursday after explosions echoed through downtown, alarming residents nearby. The 14th day of this war arrived not with a bang, but with a scream swallowed by the desert. In the pre-dawn darkness over western Iraq, a KC-135 tanker, a
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US plane crashes in Iraq amid Iran missile strikes On Day 14, fresh strikes erupt as drones are intercepted, deepening fears and uncertainty across the region. The 14th day of this war arrived not with a bang, but with a scream swallowed by the desert. In the pre-dawn darkness over western Iraq, a KC-135 tanker,
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Kate Winslet in talks for Gollum film. Actor Kate Winslet in talks to star in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. The script arrived at 7 a.m., tucked inside a plain brown envelope with no return address. My assistant placed it on the kitchen counter beside my tea, and for a long moment,
Congress may announce Bengal poll candidates in phases. Congress rules out any electoral alliance with Trinamool Congress for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. The train from Howrah to New Delhi leaves at 8:15 p.m., and Suvankar Sarkar is on it, watching the lights of Kolkata fade into the dark Bengal countryside. His phone buzzes
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Gunman held after attempt on Farooq Abdullah. Security personnel overpower gunman Kamal Singh Jamwal. The bullet missed my father by less than a foot. My name is Omar, and I am writing this from a room that smells of anxiety and old carpet, my hands shaking so badly I can barely type. The call came
Hyderabad faces LPG shortage; weddings may suffer. Hyderabad kitchens anxiously counting LPG cylinders amid shortage. The firewood arrived at 5 a.m., a truckload of rough timber that Mohd Naseer never imagined he would be grateful for. At 51 years old, after three decades of building a catering business that feeds hundreds of people every week,
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Suresh Gopi says efforts on to control LPG crisis. Home Ministry runs 24×7 control room with Information, Broadcasting and Petroleum ministries to monitor situation and coordinate response. The cylinder arrived this morning, and I wept. My name is Kavitha, and I live in a small apartment in Thrissur with my mother-in-law, who is seventy-three and
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UNSC condemns Iran’s Gulf attacks. UN resolution urging Iran halt Gulf attacks gains backing from 135 nations worldwide. The news reaches us through the crackling radio my husband keeps on the kitchen counter, a relic from his father’s time that now feels essential again. Thirteen votes in favor. They condemn Iran’s attacks. They demand we
